Pastor, during sermon: You never know what’s gonna come outta somethin’ till you squeeze it.
Methodist Church
Port Norris, New Jersey
Overheard by: stunned organist
Archive for the ‘Words’ Category
Translation: Sex With You Isn’t Worth the Annoyance Of Your Company
Emo chick: So then she glared at me. In a mean way, not a happy way.
Normal looking boyfriend: I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
Emo chick: Huh?
Normal looking boyfriend: You know, I just don’t think this is going to work out.
Emo chick: Wait. You’re breaking up with me? Here? Why?
Normal looking boyfriend: Well, I wasn’t planning on it, but honey, you didn’t like Watchmen and you’ve never read or seen The Princess Bride. Clearly we’re just two very different people.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Overheard by: nayvera
You Can Cry Afterwards and He Can’t Tell
Girl: It’s not “oh, I got laid underwater.” It’s that I got to know the person and got close to them before I went underwater.
Psychology Class
University of Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Emily
Yes
Student: I bet half of the kids are still going to show up at the computer room.
Teacher: You think half of them will, or half of them won’t?
East Meadow Drive
Palo Alto, California
In Spanish This Is Rich With Meaning
Guy at party: You know, if I tell you it’s ’cause I tell you, if not…why would I tell you?
Leon
Mexico
Overheard by: Oscar
Jamie Lee Curtis Can Be Cruel
Guy to friend: And then she said, “I am not even half the man she used to be.”
Oxford
England
Overheard by: Well, she WAS born in Germany
More Of a Sugar Grandpa
Older man walking into a jewelery store, to another: I’m not a sugar-daddy, am I?
Fashion Valley Mall
San Diego, California
…A Metaphor I Would Know Nothing About
Professor: The Government was spending money like a drunken sailor in a Tijuana whorehouse.
Macroeconomics Class
University of California
Overheard by: Econometrically Bored
Gonna Be a Long Semester
Linguistics professor, after girl asks question: Well, the short answer would be ‘Yes,’ and by ‘yes’ I mean ‘no.’
http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/
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The Real World’s Sadly Lacking in Noble Causes Worth Fighting for
20-something girl to boyfriend: You’re such a nerd.
Boyfriend: We prefer “Men of Gondor.”
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Corey
